Legislative Update

March 22
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While the Wyoming Legislative Session was slowed down by two snow days, it has finally reached the crossover point in the session. Crossover is the time in the middle of the session when the House Bills that passed all the way through the House “cross-over” to the Senate and the Senate Files “cross-over” to the House of Representatives.

Things are moving very fast in the legislature and so I will provide a chart to show where the legislation we are following is in the process. 

Bill Number

Subject

FPA-WY Position

Status of the Bill (Committee)

HB 070 Abortion-Informed Consent

For

Passed Committee
HB 085 Unlawful Dissemination of Intimate Image

For

Made Crossover
HB 106 Wyoming Education Options Act

For

Died in Education Committee
HB 134 Heartbeat

For

Passed Committee
HB 147 Education Expenses

For

Died in Education Committee
HB 161 Human Life Equality-Prohibiting Discriminatory abortions

For

Passed Committee
HB 183 Anti-Discrimination

Opposed

Not Released
HB 218 Bias Motivated Crimes

Opposed

Died in Committee
HB 235 Human Life Protection Act

For

HB 253 University of Wyoming-ban on funding for abortions

For

Passed Committee
SF 034 Born Alive-Amendments

For

Made Crossover
SF 087 Voyeurism Amendments

For

Made Crossover
SF 096 Homicide Amendments

For

Made Crossover
SF 100 Internet Freedom-Prohibiting Discrimination

For

Made Crossover
SF 123 Lottery games-Keno

Opposed

Passed Committee
SF 128 Temporary Delegation of Parental Authority

For

Died in Committee
SF 130 Charter Schools

For

Made Crossover
SF 133 Prohibit Abortifacients and Chemical Abortions

For

Senate Judiciary
SF 133 Prohibiting abortifacients and chemical abortions.

For

Made Crossover
SF 138 School board trustees-party affiliation.

For

Passed Committee

Each of these bills has been selected because of the particular impact they can have on life, religious freedom, and family values.

After a milestone like Crossover Day, I want to make sure that our attitudes reflect how God wants us to view things – grateful for the blessings He gave, confident and hopeful in His promises, committed to steadfast walking with Him, giving Him all the glory, not anxious, yet also diligent, strategic, and realistic in our preparations to meet the enormity of the challenges ahead.

We will continue to inform you as things progress.

Nathan Winters
Executive Director